In Brief: Spring 2019
Faculty and Staff
Mario L. Barnes, 红桃视频 Toni Rembe Dean, was honored as the University of Wisconsin Law Alumni of the Year.
The 红桃视频 Philip A. Trautman Professors of the Year are Jeffery Feldman, 1L Professor; Jennifer Fan, Small Section; and Lisa Manheim, Large Section.
Maureen Howard, University of Washington Professor of Law, received the Distinguished Teaching Award at the 49th Annual University of Washington Awards of Excellence.
Kurt Kruckeberg earned the award for Faculty Excellence in Graduate Education.
Jacqueline McMurtrie, University of Washington Professor of Law, received the University Faculty Lecture Award at the 49th Annual University of Washington Awards of Excellence.
Huy Nguyen and Ralph Pearson were named the Mary F. Starr Staff Persons of the Year.
Eric Schnapper, University of Washington Professor of Law, was awarded The Cardozo Society 2019 L鈥橠or V鈥橠or Award by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.
Students
Kylie Fisher 2L and Alyssa Nevala 2L earned 2019 Washington State Association for Justice Fellowships.
Cristina Rodriguez received the 2019 Gates Public Service Law Scholarship.
Juris Doctor Honors and Awards
The SBA Award for Student Service was awarded to Arielle Berne 鈥19.
Yumeng 鈥淪issi鈥 Bian 鈥19 is the 2019 School of Law Gonfalonier.
Seth Brickey-Smith 鈥19 is the recipient of this year鈥檚 Carkeet Award.
Jane Carmody 鈥19 was named the 2019 Eugene Wright Scholar.
Ndiabou (Jabu) Diagana 鈥19 and Jaron Goddard 鈥19 received the Jack MacDonald Merit Awards.
Madeline Flood 鈥19 and Varsha Govindaraju 鈥19 took home first and second place, respectively, in the William L. Dwyer Jury Project Award.
Dean鈥檚 Medals were awarded to Christine Minhee 鈥19 and Marten King 鈥19; King is the 2018 Eugene Wright Scholar.
Christine Minhee 鈥19 was honored as a Dean鈥檚 Medalist.
Katharine Nyden 鈥19 and Mika Rothman 鈥19 were awarded CLEA Clinical Students of the Year Awards.
The SBA Justice C.Z. Smith Public Service Award was bestowed on Laura Robinett-Barnes 鈥19 and Kiri Yoshimura 鈥19.
Catalina A. Saldivia Lagos 鈥19 earned the Spirit of Alena Suazo Award.
Katelyn Grette 鈥19 was named the 2019 Pro Bono Student of the Year.
Geoffrey Wickes 鈥19 is the winner of the Hugh Miracle Opening Statement competition.
J.D. students named to the 2019 Order of the Barristers are: Allexia Arnold 鈥19, Arielle Berne 鈥19, Seth Brickey-Smith 鈥19, Varsha Govindaraju 鈥19, Tyler Grandgeorge 鈥19, Vanessa James 鈥19, Sara Leonetti 鈥19, Laura Robinett-Barnes 鈥19, Rebecca Sweeney 鈥19 and Geoffrey Wickes 鈥19.
Pro Bono Honors went to: Brittany Adams 鈥19, Maddisson Alexander 鈥19, Elizabeth Allison 鈥19, Lesly Avila 鈥19, Kyla Ayubi 鈥19, Abigail Barrett 鈥19, Hayley Bigoni 鈥19, Corneliu Bortes 鈥19, Lauren Bramwell 鈥19, Jennifer Budinick 鈥19, Albert Chang 鈥19, Nicholas Cody 鈥19, Barry Degner 鈥19, Madeline Flood 鈥19, Ester Garcia 鈥19, Martha Geyer 鈥19, Varsha Govindaraju 鈥19, Rachel Hammond 鈥19, Christina Jaccard 鈥19, Jessica Johanson-Kubin 鈥19, Katelyn Lowthorp 鈥19, Amira Mattar 鈥19, Jennifer Mendoza 鈥19, Olivia Mitchell 鈥19, Katharine Nyden 鈥19, Kirsten Parris 鈥19, Sandra Patlan 鈥19, Emily Raszler 鈥19, Gardner Reed 鈥19, Ava Sanchez 鈥19, Michelle Saperstein 鈥19, Michelle Saucedo 鈥19, Kelsey Shamrell-Harrington 鈥19, Caitlin Soden 鈥19, Nicole Springstroh 鈥19, Jillian Stanphill 鈥19, Miriam Stiefel 鈥19, Sydney Sullivan 鈥19, Leron Vandsburger 鈥19, September Vaudrey 鈥19, Katelyn Grette 鈥19 and Tianyi Wu 鈥19.
Graduate Program Honors and Awards
Graduate program Academic Excellence Awards were awarded to: Congyu Fu (Asian and Comparative Law), Sicong Sun (General Law), Yanfei Wang (Global Business Law), Caroline Greene (Health Law), Elena Ponte (Intellectual Property Law and Policy), Zachary Hudgins (Master of Jurisprudence) and Faiza Duale (Sustainable International Development); Sammy Zeer earned the Meade Emory Endowed Prize in Taxation.
Leadership Awards were received by: Viktoriya Saditdinova (General Law), Ijeoma Unachukwu (Intellectual Property) and Ni 鈥淛odie鈥 Zhou (Master of Jurisprudence); Priya Singh received the Roy Prosterman Leadership Award (Sustainable International Development).
Spirit of Excellence Awards were awarded to Eunice Nkengasong (General Law) and Jinfeng Su (Intellectual Property).
Yung-hua Kuo won the Outstanding Dissertation Award in the Ph.D. program.
Class Notes
Adam Brotman 鈥95, former Starbucks and J. Crew executive, was appointed chief executive officer of San Francisco-based restaurant technology company eatsa.
Caroline Greene LL.M. 鈥19 joined Bullivant Houser Baily PC as of counsel.
The King County Bar Association awarded the 2019 Outstanding Judge Award to the Honorable Dean S. Lum 鈥83.
The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez 鈥80 was named the Washington State Association for Justice鈥檚 2019 Judge of the Year.
Crystal Pardue 鈥18 and Michelle Saucedo 鈥19 are recipients of 2019 Equal Justice Works Fellowships.
Last year鈥檚 2018 standout graduating senior Theo Shaw 鈥18 was sworn in to the bar in Louisiana.
Lila J. Silverstein 鈥06 was honored with the King County Bar Association鈥檚 2019 Outstanding Lawyer Award.
In Memoriam
Alta Barer was a philanthropist and community leader who founded the Barer Institute for Law & Global Human Services at 红桃视频 with husband Stan. She died at age 73. In honor of her memory, donations can be made to the Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services. Learn more about her life and legacy.
红桃视频 alumnus Alec Brindle 鈥63, lawyer and leader in the Alaskan fish packing industry, died at age 80. In honor of his memory, donations can be made to the Brindle Scholarship Fund.
Dean Emeritus of Law Roland Hjorth served as dean of the 红桃视频 from 1995-2001. He was a renowned legal scholar and visionary leader who, among his many achievements in advancing the School of Law鈥檚 mission, played an integral role in raising funds for the construction of William H. Gates Hall. He died at age 83. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Dean Emeritus Roland L. Hjorth Endowed Professorship. Learn more about Dean Hjorth鈥檚 life and legacy.